right-to-work laws

Laws that make it illegal to require workers to join labor unions as a condition of employment. Right-to-work laws are opposed to the union shop .

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Two years ago, lawmakers in this staunch pro-labor stronghold passed anti-union right-to-work laws.

Right-to-work laws have been around for decades, and in Michigan the slope began slipping within individual contract negotiations.

A growing number of states adopted right-to-work laws in recent years.

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